Month: June 2016

As I was cooking this chicken, the Wee One walked into the kitchen. He asked me what smelled so good. I showed him the chicken that was already cooked. The Wee One wanted to eat the chicken right then and there. Once I told him dinner was ready to be eaten, he began to eat… Continue reading Yummy Chicken Marinade

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Food Memories As long as I can remember, my father-in-law made roast. The next day, he would make hash from the left over roast, potatoes, onions, and carrots. I do the same thing with our leftover roast. However, there is some differences between my hash and his hash. Differences I don't like cooking potatoes, onions,… Continue reading Beef Hash

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One of my favorite quick service restaurant meal at Walt Disney World is from the Polynesian's Captain Cook's Restaurant. I enjoy eating the Hawaiian flatbread with a cup of Dole Whip. I've never stayed at the Polynesian. It's on my Walt Disney World bucket list though. It's a beautiful resort. I decided to recreate my… Continue reading Hawaiian Flatbread (WDW Copycat Recipe)

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I originally posted this recipe back in July 2010. I decided to repost the recipe with a couple slight changes to the recipe. Pizza Sauce Stars of the recipe: 1 (6 oz.) can of tomato paste 1 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil 1/4 to 1/2 c. water 1 Tbsp. sugar salt, to taste 1 Tbsp.… Continue reading Pizza Sauce

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Quick and Easy Apple bites are quick to put together. All you need to do is slice up the apple, spread the apple slices with a nut butter, and then top the apple slices. Yum! Such a healthy snack depending on what you put on top of the apple slices. These apple slices were topped… Continue reading “Almond Joy” Apple Bites

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Happy 6 year anniversary of this blog! Hubby's Favorite My mother-in-law used to make Hubby porcupine balls when he was growing up. So these are his favorite meal. These are made in the pressure cooker. If you make the balls the night or weekend before, this can be an quick meal on a busy day.… Continue reading Porcupine Balls with Gravy (Pressure Cooking)

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Also known as Rice Krispie's treats. You can use either Rice Krispie's or you can you use an off brand crispied rice cereal. As I said, I want this blog to be a cookbook for the boys when they get older. This is one of the recipes I would like for them to know how… Continue reading Crisped Rice Cereal Marshmallow Bars

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This post was originally posted in July 2010. I have been going through my previous posts to see which ones need to have a photograph added or the photograph updated. This post need the picture to be updated. When we had this side dish for dinner last night, I decided to snap a new picture… Continue reading Brown sugar carrots

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